Islamabad: A statement from the President House Media Wing stated that Pakistani President Arif Alvi had given his approval for the appointment of Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar as caretaker Prime Minister.
According to a statement made on Saturday, the President has given his approval in accordance with Article 224(1A) of the Pakistani Constitution.
Earlier, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, after detailed consultations with the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, or the lower house of the Parliament, Raja Riaz, forwarded a summary to this effect to the President for approval, according to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.
Kakar has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan since March 2018. He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as an independent candidate in the general seat from the southwest Balochistan province in the 2018 Pakistani Senate election.
With inputs from IANS